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[Copper Dragon]

Aamzing

Too bad I can't see the original of this picture with my own eyes as I think this is an amazing drawing.

I especially like the water here. It looks very realistic, just as if I would get wet hands if I touched the picture.
I also like how the moonlight reflects on the surface, again this looks very realistic and it creates a great atmosphere for this picture.

The background on the right hand side seems to be a little bit too dark, especially when we see the contrast to the left side, which is painted in very bright colours.

It's also a pity that the outlines of the dragon seem to be a bit blurry, but I guess that's because it was scanned.

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EchoRun responds:

Well, photographed with a camera not up to the job... but same effect in the end. *shrugs*

The contrast between the lighter left side and the darker right is not as obvious on the original - the camera didn't pick up the fine detail on the right at all and exaggerated the shimmer on the water too much. Photoshop can only do so much I am afraid. :(

Also, I was hoping with how the colourful dragon dominated the right side, it would help balance out the left side too.

Thanks for the review. :)

[Mech Repair Bay]

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Again a very nice pic and not so "static" like the corridor one because of the sparcs (which look pretty nice in my opinion ;) ).

Again the lightening is done very well in this picture, it looks very realistic. The only problem is that it looks as if the light bulbs aren't switched on, they are so dark. So where's the light coming from then? ^^

Anyway, I think there should be some people visible in this picture. It's a repair bay after all and there should be some people running around, doing various things.

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Kinsei responds:

thanks for the reviews guys.
like I said below I have done better sparks on a newer one, I'll get it up soon, probably in my art thread
as for the light bulbs, I can try to add a glow to them to make it look like they are on, lets jut hope it works. I tried a flare and a couple other effects but it looked obnoxious and really destroyed the piece.

And for the people thing, I sort of agree and I sort of don't
people would give it a more realistic, "lived in" feel, but I also figured that in a futuristic shop, people may not be needed in the repair bay.
yeah robots will begin to fix there own kind, then build there own kind, and then there brothers will slowly take over the world and crush us under there metal human like feet!
creepy huh? :P

[Space Ship Corridor]

Basic, but still nice

Yeah, it's pretty basic, but it still looks nice. I like the lightening in this picture. I think the shadows give this picture a kind of creepy look. At least I could imagine nicer places than this corridor.

Also the perspective works very well, it really looks as if I was standing there looking down the corridor.

But I think a few more details would have been nice, maybe another door in one of the side walls, or a person walking down (or up) the corridor.

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Kinsei responds:

When I was building this I had a very short amount of time to complete it in, so although I thought of doing a more intricate hall way with more doors off to the side, time would not allow. It has crossed my mind to go back and over hall it, but I think the simplicity helps this piece.
I really wanted a creepy feel for this, I wanted people to think "you know, I think I'll go around" and although I was off from being that creepy, I still like to think I at least made them think of it for just a second.

As for walking threw I had a friend of mine tell me that I should play with my camera as it moves threw the hall way in the animation.... I just might do that.

[Cyber Ship]

Nice

This model looks nice as well, but yeah, it needs more details. ^^

Also, the wings look a bit weird, but maybe that's because of the white and blue colours while the rest of the ship is in green and darker colours. Now it seems as if the wings don't really belong to the ship, so I suggest that you try to either colour the ship in brighter or the wings in darker colours. I think the latter would look better.

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Kinsei responds:

Detail seems to be what everyone wants, so I'll get to it, I have some free time now so maybe I can return to a few older projects that have been pushed to the back burner lately.

[Hyper warp]

Good

I like the colours in this picture. They create a nice atmosphere, because the bright colours coming from the "back hole" in the center build a nice contrast to the mostly dark colours in the rest of the picture. The whirling effect makes it also look pretty futuristic which does fit pretty well to the title.

However, the text in the picture doesn't really fit there. It kind of destroys the nice atmosphere you created with the nice colours.

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mikkim responds:

Thanks for not dissing the bullet, the main focus of the image. And also, thanks for the commentary about the words being distracting. Thanks.

[Kinsei SBT Piece]

Nice

I don't know why, but this picture somehow reminds me of Johnny Bravo, heh. Maybe it's the pose. Looks as if Johnny again tries to impress a woman. XD

Anyway, the character looks very good. A lot of details can be seen here, for example the mechanical arm or some folds on his shirt. All those little details add a lot of quality to the work because it shows that you put effort into the drawing.

However, the background isn't too good and should be changed in my opinion. Right now there are just some funny colours and a large part is even just transparent. While this still looks better than a plain white background it isn't really satisfying too look at.

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Kinsei responds:

woo yeah, here comes johnny, hide the foxy mamas!
lol I haven't seen Johnny Bravo in years, thanks for the good memories.

As for the background, I really couldn't think of one when I was drawing this. so I really just kind of slapped the background together. Perhaps with the white, it will be better.

[Good Grief]

Good

The drawing is pretty rough. For example the right arm could have been worked out a bit better (right now it looks as if Charlie has only a stump), but I really like the facial expression. The face was what made me think "wow, looks good" on first glance, I think.

However, on second and third glance there are a few flaws here and there. I already brought up the right arm, but there are more things. For example the background could have been worked out a bit more. Some trees or bushes would look much better.

Also it looks as if the head should be moved a bit more to the right side of the picture. Or maybe that's because the lines of Charlies jaw aren't exactly symmetric. On the left side (or Charlies right side) there is a little bulge that we can't see on the other side. I guess that's because it looks as if the head isn't really centered on the neck.

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Fro responds:

Not only did the scanner screw this up, but it could have been better in so many ways. I might revisit it some day.

[Checkerboard #3]

Too bad it's so small

I like this picture. The lightening is pretty nice and the door (or the portal?) creates a nice atmosphere.
It almost seems as if the room is spinning around me while I try to reach that door.

Pity the picture is so small though. I think it loses quite a bit of it's atmosphere because of the size. If it was bigger, then it would work much better.

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XwaynecoltX responds:

yeah i worked hard on the lighting anyways thanks for the review

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[Chess Checketboard #2]

Looks strange

Is it just me or are the lines on the chessboard not parallel? This looks pretty weird. Also, the titles all seem to have a different size.

Just like the two before me said, it's kind of weird that all four corners of a square are lit, this doesn't look too good.

However, I like the background you chose. The colour fits quite nicely to the gray squares and it builds up a nice contrast to the red squares.

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XwaynecoltX responds:

Thanks

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[Palm Tree]

The lightening is nice

I like the lightening of the sun pretty much. Looks realistic and unrealistic at the same time, heh.

I think the palm tree should bend a little more to a side as it's rare for palm trees to shoot straight up. Or maybe that's just because every palm tree I see on a picture or in a movie is bend, heh.

Also, the objects need some shadows. The sun is shining and no cloud is obscuring it, so the objects on the ground should have shadows.

In addition to that I think the objects in front of the sun should be a bit blurred, or rather outshone by the sun.

Overall it's a nice picture with good colours, but it needs some more works on the details.

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XwaynecoltX responds:

Thanks for another great review

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